Orel oblast | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

While flying in poor weather conditions, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed near Droskovo en route from Smolensk to Voronezh. All four occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Icing suspected.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP near Orel

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1989

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

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CCCP-29324

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

1G77-07

YOM:

1966

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The engine failed en route, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Glazunovka

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1989

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

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CCCP-07547

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

1G153-10

YOM:

1973

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The crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck power cables and crashed. There were no casualties.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Krasnaya Zarya

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1980

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

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CCCP-32588

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1G105-02

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1969

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The single engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons shortly after takeoff. Both occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident remains undetermined. However, it was reported that the crew was not authorized to perform the flight.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Orel

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1978

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

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Registration:

CCCP-40717

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

1G171-54

YOM:

1976

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Smoke spread in the cabin during flight, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. Erroneous crew actions caused the aircraft to crash. Occupant fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Netrubezh: 22 killed

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1946 at 1135 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lisunov LI-2

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Registration:

CCCP-L4150

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Kharkiv – Moscow-Vnukovo

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184 200 01

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Aircraft flight hours:

635

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While cruising at an altitude of some 400-600 meters, the aircraft suffered from severe icing. This resulting in a buffeting of the tail and led a part of the left stabilizer to brake off, one hour and 17 minutes into the flight. Consequently, the aircraft entered a spin and the crew tried a recovery manoeuvre at a height of some 150-200 meters when the aircraft broke apart and crashed in Netrubezh, some 75 km northeast of Kursk. All 22 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Severe icing conditions caused a part of the left stabilizer to detach in flight.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 near Ulyanovo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

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Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

15787

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1940

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The airplane was shot down by four Me.109 and crashed in the region of Ulyanovo. Both occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by German fighters.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 near Oryol

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1942

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Polikarpov Po-2

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The crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. To leave the area, the pilot initiated a turn when the airplane stalled and crashed. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 near Kozhanka: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

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CCCP-P679

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Flight

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Military

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The airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Kozhanka, bursting into flames. The pilot was seriously injured and died two days later.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Lopashino: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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A1+IP

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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4248

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Heinz Wittkamp, pilot,
Uffz Xaver Böck, radio operator,
Fw Max Ziselsberger, bomb aimer,
Gefr Helmut Häusler, air gunner,
Gefr Klaus Petasch, air gunner.